Enterprise birth rate in Finland
New enterprises in Finland equalled 12.3% of active enterprises in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2015. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Finland, 2024
12.3%
Change from 2023
+3.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.0%
Position in 2024
8th of 34
Enterprise birth rate in Finland over time
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% of active enterprises. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.3% | 10.4% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 9.4%b (break in time series) | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | – |
| 2019 | 9.1% | – |
| 2018 | 8.7% | – |
| 2017 | 9.1%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2016 | 5.6% | – |
| 2015 | 5.1% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.3 percentage points from 9.0% in 2023.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.1%, the figure has changed by +7.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.4%.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Industrial production
101.8 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
4.5%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
3.59%
June 2026 · ECB
Industry share of GDP
22.5%
2025 · World Bank
New businesses registered
20,690 companies
2024 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
51.2%
2024 · World Bank